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A bracing start to the week with an incisive and frequently hilarious take on current events, Last Week Tonight offers up John Oliver's singular perspective and distinct voice on any number of social, political and existential issues facing America and the world.

  • 1Weekly Roundup Including: Justin Bieber's penis; The Middle East following Russian airstrikes begin in Syria; ISIS in Syria; FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and corruption investigations; how is ISIS acquiring Toyota vehicles.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 34
    • Finish 0 : 08 : 58
    • Duration 08 : 24
    Locations
    • Syria
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2And now John McCain's favourite joke: sleep like a baby.

    • Start 0 : 08 : 58
    • Finish 0 : 09 : 43
    • Duration 00 : 55
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3Oil in North Dakota North Dakota is known for being polite, but perhaps they’ve been a little too hospitable to oil companies.

    • Start 0 : 09 : 43
    • Finish 0 : 29 : 39
    • Duration 19 : 56
    Locations
    • United States
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 12 October 2015
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • SoHo
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A bracing start to the week with an incisive and frequently hilarious take on current events, Last Week Tonight offers up John Oliver's singular perspective and distinct voice on any number of social, political and existential issues facing America and the world.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Current affairs
  • Politics
Hosts
  • John Oliver (Host)
Locations
  • Syria
  • United States